THE ELECTRIC SQUEEZEBOX ORCHESTRA HOMEPAGE- WELCOME!

The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra is San Francisco's own 17 piece big band that plays music composed and arranged by its members, which include some of the very best of the Bay Area's jazz musicians. The composers and arrangers draw from a wide variety of influences but always come up with powerful music with groove, beauty and subtlety.

The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra resumes its Sunday Residency at the California Jazz Conservatory! The 17 piece big band will be back in action every Sunday until Thanksgiving, featuring special guests, always with opening bands of young musicians opening the show at 4:30pm. (The ESO plays from 5:30-7pm)

We'll be back playing Sunday evenings at the California Jazz Conservatory starting on September 9th. Come join us! We'll feature special guests, have opening bands, and continue to play new music by some of the Bay Area's best composers and arrangers.

The ESO will be playing their last two Sundays this month at the California Jazz Conservatory on June 17th and 24th. Come check us out before we take a break for the summer! On June 17th young woodwind player Aaron Hayashi brings an opening band, and on the June 24th young trumpeter Kate Williams brings her band. On June 24th the ESO will be featuring the poet Avotcja.

We'll be playing with special guest poet Avotcja and special guest vocalist Kalil Wilson this Sunday at the CJC in preparation for our upcoming recording session at 25th St. Studios with Doubleoone. Rob Ewing's Jazzschool High School combo opens the show at 4:30pm, ESO is on from 5:30-7pm.

Sponsored by Jazz in the Neighborhood and Doc's Lab. This is a special fundraiser to help the SOTA Band go to Cuba. Featuring the wonderful poet Avotcja with ESO. SOTA opens up at 5:30pm. Tickets are $15.00

The ESO plays a double bill with the Jazzschool Studio Band, directed by Dave Eshelman and featuring some of the best high school jazz musicians in the Bay Area. the ESO will feature the masterful singer Madeline Eastman.

Electric Violinist Mads Tolling joins the ESO for their last show of 2016 at Doc's Lab. The band will play some of Mads' orginals and feature him on arrangements of standards. Darren Johnston's Jazzschool HS Combo opens at 5:30pm.